Top 25 All-Time Rainiers: No. 24 Jose Lopez
In honor of the 25th anniversary of the Tacoma Rainiers' player development affiliation with the Seattle Mariners, we'll count down the Top 25 players in Rainiers history.Qualifiers1. Players and ranking determined by Wins Above Replacement2. Must have 200 plate appearances or 40 innings pitched with the RainiersNo. 24 is infielder
In honor of the 25th anniversary of the Tacoma Rainiers' player development affiliation with the Seattle Mariners, we'll count down the Top 25 players in Rainiers history.
Qualifiers
1. Players and ranking determined by Wins Above Replacement
2. Must have 200 plate appearances or 40 innings pitched with the Rainiers
No. 24 is infielder Jose Lopez, who played 118 games for Tacoma 2004-2005.
Lopez played 1036 MLB games for the Mariners, Rockies, Indians and White Sox. He last played in 2012.
Lopez made his big-league debut in 2004 after batting .295 with a .342 on-base percentage and .505 slugging percentage with the Rainiers that season. He hit 13 home runs and drove in 39. He batted .232 with five home runs and 22 RBI in 57 games for the Mariners.
Lopez's best season in the majors came in 2008 when the infielder batted .297 with 17 home runs and 89 RBI. He made the American League All-Star team in 2006 and finished that season batting .282 with a .319 on-base percentage.
The Venezuela native hit a career-high 25 home runs in 2009 and finished his career with the Chicago White Sox in 2012.
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